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Medical terminology/
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | No,not,without,lack of apart |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward,near |
| ambi- | both,both sides,around,about |
| an- | no,not,without,lack of |
| ana- | up,apart,backward,again,anew |
| ant- | angainst |
| ante- | before,forward |
| anti- | angainst |
| apo- | separation |
| astro- | star-shaped |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two,double |
| bin- | twice,two |
| brachy- | short |
| brady- | slow |
| cac- | Bad |
| centi- | one hundred,one hundredth |
| chromo- | color |
| circum- | around |
| con- | with,together |
| contra- | against,opposite |
| de- | down,away from |
| deca- | ten |
| di- | two,double |
| dia-,di(a)- | through,between,complete |
| dif- | apart,free from,separate |
| dis(s)- | two,apart |
| dis- | apart |
| dys- | bad,difficult,painful,abnormal |
| ec- | out,outside,outer |
| aden/o | Glan |
| anthr\o | Joint |
| bi/o | Life |
| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cis/o | to cut |
| crin/o | to secrete(to fprm and give off) |
| cyst/o | urinary bladder; a sacc or cyst(sac containing fluids |
| cyt/o | cell |